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Canadians, Increasingly Diverse, Wonder If Hockey Can Shift To Match
The suspension of a NHL coach for a past use of a racist slur is raising questions in Canada about the sport's ability to reflect the nation's increasingly multicultural makeup.
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Scientists Say Cats Should Stay On Leashes Outdoors; EU Hisses, Thrashes
An article in Oxford's Journal of Environmental Law recommends the move to limit felines' impact on biodiversity.The European Union says it strongly defends free movement rights, including for cats.
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Study: For HIV-Infected Babies, Treatment Should Start At Birth
Every day, as many as 500 babies in sub-Saharan Africa are born with HIV. A study out of Botswana finds that if newborns are given treatment right away, the virus becomes almost undetectable.
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This Florida Keys Neighborhood Has Been Flooded For Nearly 3 Months
Exceptionally high "king tides," combined with rising seas, have left some Key Largo residents surrounded by water. Getting out of the house for work and daily chores can be a challenge.
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U.S. Backs Hong Kong Protesters After Pro-Democracy Candidates Win Election
President Trump has signed into law a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. How's this being viewed in mainland China? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Rennie of The Economist.
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Russian Dairy Farm Outfits Cows With Virtual Reality Headsets
In this case, the grass really is greener on the other side. While in real life the bovines have to put up with gloomy Moscow weather, their headsets display green fields and summer sun.
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With Help From A Metal Detector, Hikers Find Lost Wedding Ring
Mount Hancock is a 4,000-foot snow covered mountain in New Hampshire. It's also where Bill Giguere lost his wedding ring. He posted a plea for help on a hiking Facebook group. Two hikers found it.
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Morning News Brief
Rudy Giuliani reportedly was in talks to be paid by Ukraine's top prosecutor. The president plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists. And, a big blasts rips through Texas chemical plant.
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Hoops, High Jumps, Movement Of Muscles: A Crowdsourced Poem Inspired By Sports
Poet Kwame Alexander creates a poem from submissions about tennis, baseball, ballet, track, football, basketball and hockey, as well as themes of winning and losing and technique and talent.
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On Thanksgiving: Classical Composers Are Not Always Thankful
Music commentator Miles Hoffman talks about the things some famous classical composers were not thankful for. Composers have also felt as though the world should be thankful for them.
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Trump Aims To Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Terrorist Groups
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former DEA special agent Jack Riley, about what the effects could be of President Trump's plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
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Giuliani Says He Was 'Paid Zero' From Ukraine's Top Prosecutor
The Washington Post reports Rudy Giuliani was in talks to be paid by Ukraine's top prosecutor as they sought damaging information on Democrats. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to reporter Matt Zapotosky.